Table 1.

Primer Sequences for Real-Time RT-PCR

Gene	Forward Primer (5′ – 3′)	Reverse Primer (5′ – 3′)
Col1a1	GAGCGGAGAGTACTGGATCG	GCTTCTTTTCCTTGGGGTTC
Col3a1	GCC CAC AGC CTT CTA CAC	CCA GGG TCA CCA TTT CTC
Scx	TGGCCTCCAGCTACATTTCT	TGTCACGGTCTTTGCTCAAC
Gdf-5	GGCAAAGCATCTTCAAAAGC	CCAACTTCACGCTGCTGTTA
Cox-2	TGCAGAATTGAAAGCCCTCT	GCTCGGCTTCCAGTATTGAG
Smad8	GCC TAG CAA GTG TGT CAC CA	AGG CTG AGC TGA GGG TTG TA
Mmp-2	AGATCTTCTTCTTCAAGGACCGGTT	GGCTCCTCAGTGGCTTGGGGTA
Mmp-9	TGA ATC AGC TGG CTT TTG TG	ACC TTC CAG TAG GGG CAA CT
Mmp-14	GGATACCCAATGCCCATTGGCCA	CCATTGGGCATCCAGAAGAGAGC
β-actin	AGATGTGGATCAGCAAGCAG	GCGCAAGTTAGGTTTTGTCA